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7 October 1961

MEMORANDUM FOR: The Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

ATTENTION: Mr. Sam J. Papich

SUBJECT: COURT FOSTER WOOD
INTERNAL SECURITY - CUBA

Reference is made to a 25 March 1961 and a 6 July 1961 in-
vestigative report on captioned Subject which have previously
been, furnished to this Agency.

(Michael Weimer Stratton, born 21 January 1941, Austin, Texas,
who iS a current Agency employee, has recently been interviewed
concerning his knowledge of Court Foster -Wood whom |§tratton) had $
known since mutual attendance in high school. Attached is a de-
tailed report of the information furnished by [tratton] concerning
his knowledge of Wood.

Since [Strat ton} personally has sufficient reason to question
the activities of Wood and the activities of the associates of
Wood, [Stratton] has been advised to discontinue any further contact
with Wood.

It would be appreciated if your Bureau would furnish this
Agency any additional information brought to your attention con-
cerning Court Foster Wood and of particular interest would be any
information received by your Bureau concerning past association
of Court Foster Wood with[Michael Weimer Stratton}

The above information is for your use only and should not be

. disseminated outside your Bureau.

-FOR THE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE:

R. L. Bannerman
Acting Director of Security

Attachment:
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SUBJECT: Court Foster Wood

[Michael Weimer Stratton} has recently advised that Court *
Foster Wood was a relatively close high school friend of [Stratton)-
_during mutual attendance at GeorgesMason High School, Falls Church,
Virginia, during 1957 to 1959. [Stratton]described Wood as an
‘average high school student who had no particular problems with
the exception that there were domestic difficulties between the
father and mother of Wood.

(Stiatton] became acquainted with the parents of Wood and made
' occasional visits to their home during the above period of time.
The father of Wood, Foster Wood, is an attorney who was then living
in Falls Church. Some time ago the father and mother of Court Wood
split up and Court Wood and father moved into an apartment on
Columbia Road, Washington, D.C. .

(Steatton advised that after graduation from high school in
June 1959 he lost any close contact with Wood who then started to
attend George Mason College, where he seemed to ‘have an interest
in philosophy.$ Stratton\ started to attend a military school and
Wood expressed extreme Opposition to military schools. >

(Stfattoa) married in 1960, which also helped to move [Stratton]

somewhat out~of the social circle of Wood. ${Stratton] believed that
for approximately a year, during 1959 to 1960, he did not actually
see Wood but advised that after this period.in which he did not
see Wood he has had a number of contacts with Wood, many of which
occurred during mutual attendance at the University. of Virginia
Extension School (night school) in early 1961. On one occasion

3 YStratton attended a party at the apartment occupied by Wood and

; ‘Father St the invitation of Wood, and on this occasion came into

contact with the 'new set of friends" of Court Wood, whom Stratton] $

described as being “beatnik_types." Girls in attendance at the
party, according to Stratton} appeared to be of the "street pickup"
type. _ ; z ce

After the above party Wood occasionally telephoned fStratton|s
and about Christmas 1960 Wood called and stated that he was going
to Cuba_under the auspices of the _Fair Play for Cuba Committee.

3 (Stratton) called on Wood after the return of Wood from Cuba and at
that time Wood lauded Castro very highly. The father of Wood was
“also present and [Stratton obtained the impression that the father
was also in sympathy wit Castro. S{Stratton recalled that he again,
at a later date, had visited the Wood apartment, this being an
occasion when Wood had been visiting somewhere in Falls Church
and contacted [Stratton] to ask Stratton }to take Wood home. On this

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